Course Description

Learn about sensory, biomechanical, kinesiological, and neuromotor aspects of both normal and compromised development of trunk alignment and control. The presenter describes the influence of postural alignment and control on movement acquisition and skills and on limb muscle contracture prevention and management in children with cerebral palsy. Clinical evidence and suggestions for improving postural alignment and control using orthoses including TheraTogs strapping systems is offered.
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Who Should Take This Course?

This course is designed for clinicians who work in pediatric rehabilitation — including physicians, physical and occupational therapists, therapy assistants, speech pathologists, and orthotists — who want a fresh, deeply experienced, and informed point of view. Practicing clinicians and students alike will find in this course - as in all of Ms. Cusick’s instructional materials - a sound scientific basis for what they do, presented in a logical framework for approaching and enhancing their clinical evaluation and management of children with neuromotor dysfunction.

Course Objectives

Attendees completing this program are expected to be able to:

  • Describe the two fundamental kinesiology ingredients for postural control and motor development.

  • Which component of neck and trunk control emerges first?

  • Describe one method of quantifying spinal alignment in sitting in the sagittal plane.

  • Describe the typical planar sequence of achievement of balance and movement skills.

  • Explain the contribution of antigravity righting reactions to postural control acquisition and maintenance.

  • Explain the relationship between body sway detection, postural control, and effective limb use.

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5 star rating

Great material packed into 1 hour!

Allison Yocum

A comprehensive overview of all the important points to consider when working with children with postural control deficits. Development, measurement, and tr...

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A comprehensive overview of all the important points to consider when working with children with postural control deficits. Development, measurement, and treatment considerations--it is all there! Thank you!

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5 star rating

Excellent Course

Katie Harper

A speedy/digestible review of typical development and atypical postural control strategies that is immediately applicable in the clinic. Billi is thorough, c...

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A speedy/digestible review of typical development and atypical postural control strategies that is immediately applicable in the clinic. Billi is thorough, concise, and provides application in every course she offers. Wonderful!

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5 star rating

A much needed wake up call

Anna Christina Domingo

This course has "reminded" me of principles that i may have taken for granted in my 20 years of practice. It has helped me review my practice, rethink my str...

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This course has "reminded" me of principles that i may have taken for granted in my 20 years of practice. It has helped me review my practice, rethink my strategies, and rekindled my drive to further improve how i work with the children and their families under my care. Thank you Ms Cusick!

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Changed perspective !!

Krutika Sukhadiya

Concept is very good. Very excited to learn practical implementation!! It’s very very very helpful to provide alignment thus improving child’s participation...

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Concept is very good. Very excited to learn practical implementation!! It’s very very very helpful to provide alignment thus improving child’s participation in Activity of daily living and making kids more independent!!

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Course Completion Requirements

  • Section Videos and Quizzes

    Watch each section video in its entirety. Complete all quizzes with a score of 80% or better. You get unlimited attempts to pass the quizzes.

  • Course Evaluation

    Let us know what you thought and how we can improve this course. Complete the course evaluation at the end of the course to receive your course completion certificate.

  • Course Access Period

    Once you have registered, you will have 60 days to review the course material. Each section must be completed before moving on to the next, but you can review any completed section at any time.

CEU's

Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: Florida: Progressive Gaitways is a rule approved provider of the PT Board of Florida # 50-45480. (1 hour) 

Califonria: Progressive Gaitways has been approved as a provider of continuing education for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants in California (CA) by Redefine Health Education, a recognized approval agency of the Physical Therapy Board of CA. (1.25 hours) 

Texas: This course is approved for 1.25 contact hours by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners through February 7, 2025. Course #79511TX.

Courses approved by other state boards in the following jurisdictions are likely accepted for licensure credit based on the state regulation.

 AL | AK | AR | CO | CT | DE | GA | HI | ID | IN | IA | KS | KY | ME | MA | MI | MO | MT | NE | NH | NC | ND | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | UT | VT | VA | VI | WA | WI | WY 

NOTE: Courses approved by other APTA chapters in the following jurisdictions are likely accepted for licensure credit based on the state regulation. 

AZ | DC | MD | MS | NM 

Please reach out to your state licensing board to confirm the currency and accuracy of this information. If you have a specific question about CEU approval for this course in your state, please direct your inquiry to [email protected] 

The following states are not pre-approved: LA, IL, MN, NV, NY, OK, WV 

Participants licensed in states not pre-approved may file for individual approval using the instructions on this document.

Orthotists/Prosthetists: This on-demand online course earns you 1.5 scientific credits through the American Board for Certification (ABC). 

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants: Progressive GaitWays, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID#8882. This Distance Learning-Independent activity is offered at .125 CEUs, at the introductory educational level in the OT Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge Categories. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.


Instructor(s)

President / Senior Instructor Beverly (Billi) Cusick

Beverly (Billi) Cusick PT, MS, NDT, COF/BOC is an internationally known pediatric physical therapist whose specialty is the orthopedic development and orthotic management of children with cerebral palsy and other neuromotor deficits.

She has been teaching these and related topics since 1978 - including presentations by invitation for the APTA, AACPDM, AOPA, and AAOP and more than 460 full programs and workshops worldwide.

Ms. Cusick received her BS in PT from Bouve College at Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 1972, and her MS in Clinical and College Teaching for Allied Health Professionals from the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 1988. She is an Associate Professor for the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions – Pediatrics Program – Provo, Utah (2006-present) and is NDT basic- and baby-trained.

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Progressive GaitWays LLC and the Cusick Center for Learning do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, provision of training services, products, or consultations to rehabilitation clinicians such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthotists, and physical therapy assistants. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all attendees, colleagues, clients, and vendors.